{"value":{"id":1761889,"askingMemberId":5350,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-02-04T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-02-06T00:00:00","uin":"28766","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support small-medium enterprises in Cornwall, in the context of the proposed rise in employers' National Insurance contributions.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":177,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-02-11T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The government is reforming business rates to offer permanent reductions for retail, hospitality, and leisure properties, which represent a significant portion of Cornwall's SMEs. We have also shielded the smallest businesses and charities from the impact of increased Employer National Insurance by raising the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500.</p><p>Looking ahead, the government has announced plans to launch a Business Growth Service, designed as a national initiative with local delivery at its core, and will publish a Small Business Strategy Command Paper later this year.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Small Businesses: Cornwall","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1761889","method":"GET"}]}